Proof: David Doubilet on the World Beneath the Surface | National Geographic

what does it take to be an underwater

what does it take to be an underwater photographer we go to the ends of the

photographer we go to the ends of the

photographer we go to the ends of the earth and then we go underwater what you

earth and then we go underwater what you

earth and then we go underwater what you have to be is home in the sea and you

have to be is home in the sea and you

have to be is home in the sea and you look around and if you’re happy in the

look around and if you’re happy in the

look around and if you’re happy in the ocean if you’ve managed to have this

ocean if you’ve managed to have this

ocean if you’ve managed to have this leap of faith and saying to yourself oh

leap of faith and saying to yourself oh

leap of faith and saying to yourself oh my god I’m very intuitive and I’m down

my god I’m very intuitive and I’m down

my god I’m very intuitive and I’m down at the bottom and the surface and I’m

at the bottom and the surface and I’m

at the bottom and the surface and I’m breathing it’s an extraordinary thing

breathing it’s an extraordinary thing

breathing it’s an extraordinary thing I’m breathing all underwater

I’m breathing all underwater

I’m breathing all underwater photographers are on the front lines

photographers are on the front lines

photographers are on the front lines we’re making pictures that have to

we’re making pictures that have to

we’re making pictures that have to astound that have to open people’s eyes

astound that have to open people’s eyes

astound that have to open people’s eyes to have to stop people to have to have

to have to stop people to have to have

to have to stop people to have to have all the poetry and all the action and

all the poetry and all the action and

all the poetry and all the action and all the drama that a still picture can

all the drama that a still picture can

all the drama that a still picture can encapsulate we may be making pictures of

encapsulate we may be making pictures of

encapsulate we may be making pictures of a time and a place that in the next two

a time and a place that in the next two

a time and a place that in the next two generations may not exist anymore and

generations may not exist anymore and

generations may not exist anymore and that’s frightening the fears are always

that’s frightening the fears are always

that’s frightening the fears are always asking for one more thing one more place

asking for one more thing one more place

asking for one more thing one more place to go one more picture to make in fact

to go one more picture to make in fact

to go one more picture to make in fact that’s how we get into most of the most

that’s how we get into most of the most

that’s how we get into most of the most trouble there’s always one more picture

trouble there’s always one more picture

trouble there’s always one more picture just putting water just wait a minute

just putting water just wait a minute

just putting water just wait a minute one more then I’ll be done no I won’t